Whistler Runners first to Loop the Lakes

Whistler hoofers were among the fastest taking part in the
annual Loop the Lakes 8K and 15K runs in Squamish this past Sunday, following a
selection of single and doubletrack trails surrounding Alice Lake.

In the 8K category, Whistler’s Duncan Munro placed first
overall in 32:03, followed by Jody Parry and Peter Drysdale. All three raced in
the Under 40 category.

Melanie Day was the top Female Under 40 and top woman overall
in 37:21, while also cracking the top-10 to place ninth overall.

Both Munro and Day raced the day before in the West Side Wheel
Up.

Other Whistler athletes in the category were Caroline
L’Heureux, fourth in the women’s Under 40 category, and Anik Champoux, 39
th
overall.

In the 15K category, Mt. Currie’s Sean Wolfe was the fastest
overall in 1:07:17. He also won the 40 to 49 division.

Mick Peatfield was third in the same age category and fifth
overall in 1:13:59.

Lee Edwards was the top female in 1:21:15, as well as the first
in the Female 40 to 49.

Sarah O’Byrne, who also raced the Wheel Up, placed 15
th
overall and was second in the Under 40 category in 1:22:05.

Megan Wastle was 29
th
overall and fifth in Female
Under 40 in 1:03:05.

Robert Tan was 33
rd
overall and ninth in men’s 40 to
49 in 1:32:49.

Francesca Cole was 40
th
overall and 10
th
in the women’s 40 to 49 race in 1:38:10.

Michael Gottschalk was 45
th
in 1:41:11, as well as
11
th
in men’s 40 to 49.

The Loop The Lakes races were the fourth events in the Sea 2
Sky Trail Running Series, which included the Comfortably Numb Trail Run, the
Squamish Thunder, and the STORMY. Remaining events include the Rubble Creek
Classic on Sept. 23 and the Lumpy’s Epic on Oct. 13.